Marxist Theory of Ownership & Control

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1. What does the bread & circuses approach mean?

  • Content is right-wing orientated
  • Content is entertainment orientated so people are distracted
  • Content hides real issues in society
  • Content is too positive
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2. What control do owners arguably have over media content?

  • Too much
  • Indirect
  • Direct
  • Little

3. What do Marxists argue the audience is?

  • Clueless
  • Passive & easily manipulated
  • Corrupt
  • Passive & dumb

4. What type of reports are therefore produced?

  • Different
  • Unbiased & fair
  • Biased & one-sided
  • Fair

5. What did Curran find?

  • Some evidence of corruption
  • Strong evidence of editor bias
  • Strong evidence of owner interference
  • Little evidence of owner interference

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